Unloading rotary mower

[jgiannini]

 

[4570Man]

My trucks are 50" between wheel wells I think a 5" cutter would fit in the bed, but it will have to sit over the wheel wells. If you could find a lawnmower trailer that would be a lot easier. How far is the dealer? You could drive the tractor over there and hook it up.

 

[Jkott]

Um, 5 ft is *60"*. It's not gonna fit in your pickup.

I think there is more than an inch of blade clearance and steel on each side of mine though.

If it does fit at an angle (maybe you mean 4'??), I'd bring bracing to dissipate the load. Having the entire weight either on the bed rails or wheel wells on a tiny strip of metal is going to cause lots of dents.

But as was said, as long as you can lift it safely a little (you have enough ballast), you don't have to move it with the tractor....just lift it, use the truck to move itself, and the set it straight down. Then hook to the three point to move it.

 

[bcp]

My 4x8 trailer was too narrow for the 48 inch cutter I bought. I bolted four 2x12x60 boards across the trailer rails and had the dealer set the cutter on them.

At home I unloaded it like this.



Bruce

 

[brown40]

Implements can open up a pickup bed like a can opener, and cutters are heavy--have them deliver if that's an option. I'd try and find a trailer to use if you need to get it yourself. I had a '95 F150 that I wanted to transport a logging winch in, and had successfully a couple of times... I got it swinging and sliced a nice little 3" cut across the right well just from the momentum and the nice rounded edge on the support feet. Propping a bushhog between the wells sounds like an accident waiting to happen the first time it slides.

 

[MESSMAKER]

Implements can open up a pickup bed like a can opener, and cutters are heavy--have them deliver if that's an option. I'd try and find a trailer to use if you need to get it yourself. I had a '95 F150 that I wanted to transport a logging winch in, and had successfully a couple of times... I got it swinging and sliced a nice little 3" cut across the right well just from the momentum and the nice rounded edge on the support feet. Propping a bushhog between the wells sounds like an accident waiting to happen the first time it slides.

Lot of good points. Best to get it delivered.

 

[LD1]

Just to confuse you a bit more: I have two 5-foot rotary mowers. Neither will fit into the bed of my Silverado 2500. They're too wide by a couple of inches. So, they'll have to go in at an angle, or set on top of the bed walls or on a couple of boards across the top of the bed.

Was gonna say the same thing.

Even it it will clear, there is gonna be no room for error. And using a chain to lift an implement, they like to swing and spin. Sounds like a recipe to destroy your bed. If you have a 1980's beater....go for it. But if you have a nice truck, get a trailer or get it delivered.

 

[BarnieTrk]

OK, I am for some reason not able to wrap my brain around this.

In process of purchasing a used 5ft rotary mower. Weight of implement will be about 500-600 lbs.

So if I just have the dealer toss it in the back of my pick up, now what? When I get home can I just rachet strap or chain it to the FEL and lift it out of the back of the pick up?

It seems with my Boomer 24 I might not have enough clearance?

Seems a small flat bed trailer is needed?

YES - this is the BEST method.
You cannot repair ANY amount of damage to your truck for the cost of a trailer rental (rental center or friend). Good luck and keep us posted with your progress.

You know that you now have to come back here and let us know how you decided to haul your mower deck......

BarnieTrk

 

[Gary Fowler]

I hauled my 7 foot mower from Houston Texas to Bismarck on a 2 wheel utility trailer. It has to set up on the rail on one side but is still legal to go down the highway. I sure wouldn't put a bush hog in my truck to haul even if it fit in the bed. Getting it out is gonna be a trick to not skin the paint or dent your truck. If you don't have a trailer, rent, borrow or steal one if you have to, but keep it out of your pickup.

Edit: I did scrape a bunch of paint off the rails on that trailer unloading it, but that was cheap to fix with a can of spray paint.

 

[TheMan419]

Good lord I feel like an idiot. No I do not have to move it, I can drive the truck out...

However yes fraught with danger. Thankfully a friend with a car hauler. We can just put it on that. Also the dealer was giving me a hard time about their delivery schedule since it is just a used implement and cost is $450 or so. New tractor they would deliver tomorrow.

So since I want the implement sooner rather than later I want to go pick up.